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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
2
The article lists numerous electoral candidates by county and district, naming governors, state officers, district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks, and education officials. It also reports events including a jail fire, depots robbed, a large Liberty Bell reception, a new stone quarry discovery, a marriage, a gubernatorial candidate for speaker, and various local incidents and editorials.
The article lists election managers for several boxes to be used on November 5 1585 with many names and officers across locations including Oxrorp North and South boxes plus other towns. It also records a Warren High School board resolution mourning Miss Hattie Montgomery and detailing her death and funeral arrangements.
The Waynesboro Miss Times argues that all real estate sales under mortgage foreclosures should be advertised in newspapers for at least thirty days. It urges broadening public notices to include every sale of citizens' property to attract bidders and secure fair prices. Ex president Benjamin Harrison plans magazine articles for The Ladies' Home Journal explaining the U S government and Constitution in clear terms.
The Shiloh Battlefield Association seeks names and permanent addresses of every man who fought at Shiloh on April 6 and 7, 1862. Secretary Monticello Imi gathers reports for a forthcoming illustrated roster. half the rolls remain unreported as Perry County News notes a sale.
Neighbors recount Judge RB A Hill and wife celebrating sixty two years of matrimony on May 5. He visited his Williamson County childhood home, noting changes since leaving at thirty four to pursue law over fifty years ago. A reunion near the old home featured Rev James Manhall and life long servant barbecued sheep and lamb.
A New Orleans telegraph operator dying of consumption in Franklin Tennessee instructs a final message to be sent to New Orleans. Taylor Brown dies in his chair as his comrades gather. A Jackson Mississippi rescue message recalls a governor's reprieve timer from eighteen years ago with a sheriff awaiting. The tale ends noting the telegraph office manager’s swift actions.
A Henry County man found with a large bundle of books prompts questions about education and race. The poemlike speech hints at social divides while officials change office. Ex. Hon. Walton Shields resigns as district attorney of the 4th and Gov. Stone appoints B. G. Humphreys to succeed him ahead of the upcoming election on November 5.
Hicks Alma nacs are praised for predicting a year ahead with high accuracy and broad reach across America and beyond. The 1896 edition offers 100 pages, illustrated and accessible, priced 25 cents and with a 28 cent premium to subscribers of Hicks World and Works. Also notes West Point waterworks bonds and local notices on law and business.
The liver is described as the central regulator of the body. when it malfunctions, the entire system suffers and disease follows. The piece warns readers about the liver’s vital role in maintaining health and balance.
A dusty road visible with sixty wagons in a line, each loaded with cotton averaging six bales, all destined for Memphis. The report notes improvements in wagon handling and references various local officials and institutions, including tax notices and church services in Marshall County.
A partial record from the Oxford Lodge No. 1663 mentions S. M. Howry and Potts in a disjointed note. The fragment references a ceremony or meeting with unclear context and missing details.
The article recounts an old German hermit’s forecast published in a Bavarian paper predicting historic upheavals. It claims New York submerged, Cuba split, Havana sunk, territories devastated, a lone remaining U S president, Ireland becomes king, England becomes a republic, and major European powers erased by 1900.
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